Singing for Peace: Antiwar Songs in American History

by Ronald D. Cohen and Will Kaufman

Book Overview

Wars have dominated the history of the United States since its founding, but there has also been a long history of antiwar activity. Peace songs have emerged out of every military conflict involving the United States. "Singing for Peace" vividly portrays this rich antiwar history, beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing into the twenty-first.Most of the twentieth-century output was dominated by folk groups and acoustic singer-songwriters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612058078
• ISBN13: 9781612058078
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"